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'A beautifully written cat's-eye view of some 120 years of history. Prepare to be enchanted.' SIMON BRETT, author of the Mrs Pargeter series Early morning, 1902. At 7/7 Marchmont Crescent, Eilidh the charlady tips coal into a fire grate and sets it alight. Overhearing, Grimalkin the cat ambles...

Der kleine Mischlingshund Amor ist überglücklich. Seit fast einem Jahr wohnt er jetzt bei Noah und Lidia in ihrer frisch renovierten Villa und bald ist wieder Weihnachten, die schönste Zeit des Jahres. Aber plötzlich ist Noahs Vater wieder in der Stadt und droht alles zu zerstören. Gerade jetzt, wo Lidia doch dieses süße, kleine Geheimnis hat, von dem sie Noah an Weihnachten erzählen will. Da muss Amor sich noch einmal kräftig ins Zeug legen, denn er will seine Familie und natürlich das Weihnachtsfest unbedingt retten.

The Magnificent Seven meets The Wind in the Willows in this action-packed fantasy adventure from Daniel Polansky, The Builders. A missing eye. A broken wing. A stolen country. The last job didn't end well. Years go by, and scars fade, but memories only fester. For the animals of the Captain's...

Für Frieda, eine englische Primatenforscherin, sind Tiger nichts als wilde Tiere, fremd und roh in ihrer Aggression. Aber seit sie in einem kleinen Zoo in Devon arbeitet, begegnet sie den Wildkatzen täglich. Nach und nach beginnt sie sich für das Wesen der Tiger zu interessieren; dann, sie zu verstehen, und schließlich, sie zu lieben.

Ea has always felt like an outsider. She suffers from a type of deafness that means she cannot master the spinning rituals that unite her pod of spinner dolphins. When tragedy strikes her family and Ea feels she is partly to blame, she decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and leave. As Ea ventures into the vast, she discovers dangers everywhere, from lurking predators to strange objects floating in the water. But just as she is coming to terms with her solitude, a chance encounter with a group of arrogant bottlenoses will irrevocably alter the course of her life.

Now an animated film adaptation produced and directed by Andy Serkis George Orwell’s classic satire of the Russian Revolution has become an intimate part of our contemporary culture, with its treatment of democratic, fascist, and socialist ideals through an animal fable. The animals of Mr...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE JAPANESE BESTSELLER A PERFECT READ FOR CAT-LOVERS Against changing seasons in Japan, seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives ... We meet Spin, a kitten rescued from the recycling bin, whose simple needs teach an anxious father how to parent his own...

NOW AN APPLE TV+ SERIES A Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction * Winner of the British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year and overall Book of the Year *A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of The Year * Waterstones Book of the Year * Costa Book Award Finalist “A novel of almost insolent...

They weren't looking for love. But fate—and a dog named Beowolf—had other plans… Retired military pilot Thaddeus (Nutsbe) Crushed deserves peace and quiet. If his work in tactical operations for Iniquus's Panther Force hadn't earned him that right, the fact that he lost his legs in the...

Je globalisierter die Welt, desto verletzlicher die Menschheit. Zwar weiß das der Homo sapiens, und doch macht er weiter wie eh und je. Er isst zu viel Fleisch, verwendet Pestizide, fährt täglich Auto. Doch eines Tages blasen süße Kätzchen, gutmütige Rinder und scheue Eichhörnchen zum Gegenangriff. Die Ereignisse überschlagen sich – und am Ende ist einfach Schluss. Schluss mit lustig, Schluss mit dem alltäglichen Wahnsinn, Schluss mit dem Menschen.

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING NAOMI WATTS “A beautiful book . . . a world of insight into death, grief, art, and love.” —Wall Street Journal “A penetrating, moving...

Rikki Tikki Tavi ist ein Mungo – ein kleines, dichtbehaartes Raubtier. Sanskrit-Legenden nach beschützen Mungos die Menschen vor Schlangen – und genau das tut der kleine Rikki Tikki Tavi in dieser wunderbaren Geschichte. Als eine englische Familie in den Bungalow im indischen Dschungel zieht, ist ihnen nicht klar, dass das Königskobra-Paar, das im Garten lebt, es auf sie abgesehen hat. Doch die beiden Schlangen haben nicht mit Rikki Tikki Tavi gerechnet! Eine wunderbare Geschichte über Mut und Freundschaft.

Harry Lyon was a rational man, a cop who refused to let his job harden his soul. Then one fateful day, he was forced to shoot a man--and a homeless stranger with bloodshot eyes uttered the haunting words that challenged Harry Lyon's sanity:"Ticktock, ticktock. You'll be dead in sixteen hours...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Katie Leung, star of the Harry Potter films. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Hugh Haughton. Conjured up one 'golden afternoon' in 1862 to entertain Alice Liddell, the daughter of the dean of Carroll's college...

The phenomenal number one bestseller, which sold over twenty million copies and was made into a classic film starring Robert Redford and Scarlett Johansson. This stunning 25th anniversary edition features exclusive new content from Nicholas Evans. 'A love story, a gripping adventure and an...

"Gros-Câlin" paraît au Mercure de France en 1974. Il met en scène un employé de bureau qui, à défaut de trouver l'amour chez ses contemporains, s'éprend d'un python. L'auteur de ce premier roman, fable émouvante sur la solitude de l'homme moderne, est un certain Émile Ajar. On apprendra plus tard que derrière ce nom se cache le célèbre Romain Gary. L'histoire loufoque et touchante de Monsieur Cousin et de son python est racontée avec humour et tendresse par Jacques Gamblin. Un régal absolu !

When the Black Dragon seizes the capital of Bel, the young noble, Gareth, must journey into the decaying Northlands to find John Aversin, Dragonsbane - the only living man ever to slay a dragon. Upon arrival, Gareth also meets Jenny Waynest the half-taught sorceress and mother of Aversin's sons. A bargain is struck: witch and dragonkiller agree to rid the city of its monster in return for the king’s aid in their wintry home which is beset by bandits. But when they reach court, nothing is as they expected.

When Daisy Turner returns to the seaside village of Honeysuckle Harbour to take over her late father's vet practice, she's expecting muddy paws, cuddly cats, and the chance to grieve in peace. What she gets is a new vet trying to drive her out of business, a handsome new colleague... and a dead body. Margot Kinkade was a successful local pug breeder, and when the police say her death was an accident, Daisy isn't convinced.

Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the original Japanese Cat classic, now in a vibrant new translation by Nick Bradley, author of The Cat and the City. 'I am a Cat. But I still don't have a name...' Once a stray kitten, I Am a Cat’s narrator finds himself adopted by a local scholar and thrown...

Brought to you by Penguin. PERFECT FOR FANS OF MATT HAIG, FREDRIK BACKMAN & TOSHIKAZU KAWAGUCHI Meet Frankie the cat. He’s a stray who belongs to no one, and that’s just how he likes it. Until one day, everything changes. He crosses paths with Richard. Richard isn’t doing so well. Grieving...